Show Details: September 2007
2007-09-01
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 11
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
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Rank:
Second Tied:
Angela Nissel
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Judy Blume Score: 0
Who's Korva This Time?; Panel Round #1; Bluff the Listener about someone trying to take advantage of the five senses; Not My Job about "The Price Is Right" from a new book about the show; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will Senator Larry Craig prove that he's not gay?
Peter Sagal admitted on the show that aired on 2007-09-22 that Paula Poundstone had answered 5 questions correct for Lightning Fill In The Blank, rather than the 4 that Peter and Korva Coleman gave her credit for. Paula's score for this show reflects the incorrect score since it cannot be retroactively changed.
2007-09-08
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Rank:
First:
Mo Rocca
Total: 16
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
P.J. O'Rourke
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 7
Lightning Start: 1 Correct: 3
- Mike Huckabee Score: 2
Who's Carl This Time?; Panel Round #1; Bluff the Listener about airlines trying to improve the flying experience; Not My Job about the legendary flop, the Ford Edsel, from a "Washington Post" article celebrating the car's 50th anniversary; Panel Round #2; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that scientists have discovered that men choose their mates based on appearance, what will be the next scientific bombshell to drop?
2007-09-15
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Rank:
First:
Roy Blount, Jr.
Total: 18
Lightning Start: 4 Correct: 7
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Rank:
Second:
Mo Rocca
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Kyrie O'Connor
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
- Chris Paul Score: 3
Carl Kasell's Countdown; Bluff the Listener about government attempts to reach out to its citizenry; Not My Job about failed food products from a list compiled by MentalFloss.com; Panel Round: Wait Wait On The Trail; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: how will Britney Spears resurrect her career?
The show page on NPR.org lists the first segment as "Who's Carl This Time?" instead of "Carl Kasell's Countdown" and lists the only panel round segment as "Panel Round Two".
After Kyrie guessed "a cat" in her last Lightning Fill In The Blank question, Mo made several meowing sounds in response.
2007-09-22
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Rank:
First:
Paula Poundstone
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Second:
Roxanne Roberts
Total: 12
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 5
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Rank:
Third:
Paul Provenza
Total: 10
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 4
- Kevin Smith Score: 3
Who's Carl This Time?; Panel Questions #1; Bluff the Listener about customer dis-service; Not My Job about the weirdest science experiments ever from a new book, "Elephants on Acid"; Panel Questions #2; Who's Carl This Time? #2; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next 90s-related news story?
Peter Sagal admitted that they had robbed Paula Poundstone of 2 points in the 2007-09-01 show and will "right the wrong" on this show. Peter predicted at the beginning of the show that it will be a good day for Paula.
Four words: South Lake Union Tram.
Paula answered enough Lightning Fill In The Black questions correct without any "additional assistance".
2007-09-29
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Rank:
First:
Charlie Pierce
Total: 15
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Second:
Amy Dickinson
Total: 14
Lightning Start: 2 Correct: 6
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Rank:
Third:
Tom Bodett
Total: 13
Lightning Start: 3 Correct: 5
- Dean Kamen Score: 1
Who's Carl This Time?; Panel Round #1; Bluff the Listener about restrictions being placed on a good thing; Not My Job about blockbuster movie producer Joel Silver; Panel Round #2: Wait Wait On The Trail; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill In The Blank; Panelist Predictions: now that Iran's President Ahmadinejad has failed as a stand-up comic, what will be his career move?